Ta-da! It’s done! 🙂 This quilt actually went together rather quickly, from the drafting to the quilting. In fact, deciding on how to quilt it probably took longer than any other part of the process. However, I’ve always loved both feathered stars and LeMoyne stars, so it was a no-brainer […]
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The latest quilt is now finished! I had such a good time quilting this one, especially since I wasn’t constantly fighting the weight as I moved it around under my Bernina, thanks to my new suspension system. The background fabric is a white-on-white fabric with happily flitting dragonflies, which is […]
One of the most difficult things about quilting on a domestic machine is managing the bulk and weight of the quilt. For some time now, I’ve been looking at a couple of tools that claim to help hold the weight to make quilting easier and less tiring. One of those […]
The quilt I’m working on needs sixteen Snail’s Trail blocks, and my Bernina and I finished making those today — yay! I still need to make 25 pieced cornerstone blocks and 20 diamond sashing blocks, but these Snail’s Trail blocks have more pieces in them than the others. Hmmm … […]
Remember these gnomes that I showed you last week? I’ve added some different ones to the “collection” this week. I’d signed up several weeks ago to take a class at the quilt shop after seeing how cute the samples were. The design is by Embroidery Garden, and it’s easy to […]
Now that I’ve finished the quilting on my elephants, I’m making the piping that I’ll add before the binding. Miles of piping. But I do love the extra detail of the piping on my quilts, so I’m glad to make it. My Bernina is practically an expert by now! 😉 […]